Biography
Cim Smyth, 40, was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. The family moved to the Wasilla area in 1991. He is the son of Iditarod veteran “Bud” Smyth. Cim says he’s been mushing “since I was big enough to stand on a sled.” He’s run many races besides the Iditarod, starting in 1994, when he was the champion of the Jr. Iditarod . He’s since been a three time champion of the Tustumena 200, 4 time Klonkide 300 champion and also a Kobuk 440 champion. He lists his occupation as carpenter and wild land firefighter. He is married to Corinne. They have a daughter, Nory, age 2, And a son, Ari, age almost 1. He enjoys horses, gardening and history.
Awards
Fastest Time from Safety to Nome — Sponsored by Nome Kennel Club
2007 Standings
Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
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Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
Anchorage | 3/03 10:06:00 | 12 | |||||||||
Campbell Airstrip (BLM) | 3/03 11:04:00 | 12 | 0h 58m | ||||||||
Willow | 3/04 14:04:00 | 16 | 59 | ||||||||
Yentna (YENT-na) | 3/04 17:35:00 | 16 | 3/04 17:39:00 | 16 | 0h 4m | 3h 31m | 12.80 | 45 | |||
Skwentna | 3/04 20:42:00 | 16 | 3/05 02:05:00 | 16 | 5h 23m | 3h 3m | 11.15 | 34 | |||
Finger Lake | 3/05 06:25:00 | 16 | 3/05 06:30:00 | 16 | 0h 5m | 4h 20m | 10.38 | 45 | |||
Rainy Pass | 3/05 10:00:00 | 16 | 3/05 10:05:00 | 16 | 0h 5m | 3h 30m | 8.57 | 30 | |||
Rohn (Rone) | 3/05 21:52:00 | 16 | 3/05 22:17:00 | 16 | 0h 25m | 11h 47m | 4.07 | 48 | |||
Nikolai (NIK-o-lye) | 3/06 15:04:00 | 16 | 3/06 22:04:00 | 15 | 7h 0m | 16h 47m | 4.77 | 80 | |||
McGrath | 3/07 03:22:00 | 15 | 3/07 10:12:00 | 13 | 6h 50m | 5h 18m | 9.06 | 48 | |||
Takotna (Ta-COT-na) | 3/07 12:20:00 | 13 | 3/07 12:20:00 | 13 | 0h 0m | 2h 8m | 8.44 | 18 | |||
Ophir (OH-fur) | 3/07 14:34:00 | 13 | 3/07 14:50:00 | 13 | 0h 16m | 2h 14m | 11.19 | 25 | |||
Iditarod (I-DIT-a-rod) | 3/08 08:33:00 | 13 | 3/09 11:21:00 | 13 | 26h 48m | 17h 43m | 5.08 | 90 | |||
Shageluk (SHAG-a-luck) | 3/09 18:38:00 | 13 | 3/09 18:40:00 | 13 | 0h 2m | 7h 17m | 8.92 | 65 | |||
Anvik | 3/09 21:50:00 | 13 | 3/10 06:20:00 | 11 | 8h 30m | 3h 10m | 7.89 | 25 | |||
Grayling | 3/10 08:42:00 | 11 | 3/10 08:53:00 | 11 | 0h 11m | 2h 22m | 7.61 | 18 | |||
Eagle Island | 3/10 17:54:00 | 11 | 3/11 05:00:00 | 11 | 10h 6m | 9h 1m | 6.65 | 60 | |||
Kaltag (KAL-tag) | 3/11 13:13:00 | 11 | 3/11 21:18:00 | 10 | 8h 5m | 8h 13m | 8.52 | 70 | |||
Unalakleet (YOU-na-la-kleet) | 3/12 07:26:00 | 10 | 3/12 14:24:00 | 10 | 6h 58m | 10h 8m | 8.88 | 90 | |||
Shaktoolik (Shak-TOO-lick) | 3/12 19:30:00 | 10 | 3/12 20:55:00 | 10 | 1h 25m | 5h 6m | 8.24 | 42 | |||
Koyuk (Coy-uk) | 3/13 03:12:00 | 10 | 3/13 10:49:00 | 9 | 7h 37m | 6h 17m | 7.64 | 48 | |||
Elim (EE-lum) | 3/13 16:07:00 | 9 | 3/13 17:37:00 | 7 | 1h 30m | 5h 18m | 9.06 | 48 | |||
White Mountain | 3/14 00:14:00 | 7 | 3/14 08:26:00 | 7 | 8h 12m | 6h 37m | 6.95 | 46 | |||
Safety | 3/14 15:10:00 | 7 | 3/14 15:12:00 | 7 | 0h 2m | 6h 44m | 8.17 | 55 | |||
Nome | 3/14 17:16:40 | 7 | 2h 4m | 10.65 | 22 |